Terms Used In Iowa Code 581.2A

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
581.2A Lien created.
A veterinarian shall have an agricultural lien as provided in § 554.9102 for the actual
and reasonable value of treating livestock, including the cost of any product used and the actual and reasonable value of any professional service rendered by the veterinarian. The veterinarian is a secured party and the owner of the livestock is a debtor for purposes of chapter 554, article 9. The lien applies to the livestock treated by the veterinarian.
2003 Acts, ch 82, §17
Referred to in §581.1A